Dutch Pronunciation
| Dutch letters | English sound |
| ch / g | guttural sound, made at back of mouth |
| sch | s followed by guttural ch sound |
| w | like v before r, otherwise like w but with bottom lip against top teeth |
| v | like v, but sometimes closer to f |
| r | either rolled or guttural |
| j | y as in yes |
| sj | sh as in ship |
| tj | ch as in chip |
| aa | ah as in father, but longer |
| ee | ay as in hail, but shorter |
| ie | ee as in neat, but shorter |
| oo | oh as in boat |
| oe | oo as in pool, but shorter |
| eu | ur as in hurt, but with lips rounded |
| uu | ew, but with lips rounded (sound not found in English) |
| a | ah as in father, but shorter |
| e | eh as in bed |
| i | ih as in bit |
| o | aw as in paw, with lips rounded |
| u | ir as in dirt, but very short |
| ei / ij | between the sounds in “light” and “late” |
| aai | combination of aa and ie |
| oei | combination of oe and ie |
| ooi | combination of oo and ie |
| ou / au | like ow, as in house |
| eeuw | combination of ee and oe |
| ieuw | combination of ie and oe |
| uw | combination of uu and oe |
| ui | combination of a and uu |